They recognize his Leadership and Drive for Execution:

He had a vision for the business as a whole and worked to drive the entire business strategy.

He is an inspirational leader who is not afraid to jump into the thick of things and get his boots dirty nor does he treat the people around him differently according to grades/level/class.

He has a superior talent in prioritizing and organizing the details for his teams to be able to succeed.

Jeff has a rare blend of talents and leadership abilities that make him stand out among peers as well as superiors . . . Jeff has a fun-loving personality and a motivating, positive attitude.

Jeff is a great leader and has demonstrated a variety of solid skill sets such as: being visionary, critical thinking and result oriented.

Jeff knows how to get a Big Hairy Audacious Goal . . . he would usually rally (ie. Start, get buy in’s at the face of stiff resistance, shift paradigms, move blockers to supporters . . ., and then drive these goals to stellar completion.

Give him your hardest problem and stand back!

They respect his intellect and customer focused creativity:

. . . consumer of knowledge quickly grasping abstract concepts . . .

Jeff . . . makes the difficult choices easily . . .

Jeff is one of the most brilliant and creative people I have ever had the pleasure to work for . . .

Jeff showed an amazing ability to drill into issues quickly, absorb the salient information, cut the wheat from the chaff, and make a decision.

A guy with technical knowledge who knows how to work with (and against) lawyers is a dangerous guy — unless he is on your side!

Jeff is a very bright, creative and inspiring business leader with a great passion for delivering results that matter to his customers.

Customers like him because he knows and tries to know the problems which customers are facing and takes immediate and unique action to solve them.

Jeff develops a deep understanding of customer’s applications, by applying his technical skills and driving business to meet customer’s current and future product needs .

He was passionate about the customers and the success of the business through focusing on the customers needs as the corner stone of the strategy.

Jeff was entrusting in our process, and keen to recognize new strategic business opportunities. He was one of those clients that “get it”

Jeff is a dynamic leader with great market perspective, customer focus, and critical thinking skills. He has a great ability to cut to the heart of an issue . . .

He has an amazing ability to grasp complex concepts and create simple working strategies that are effective.

They view Jeff as a globally minded leader and partner:

Jeffrey is a skilled negotiator who is able to make deals in a multi-cultural/language/paradigm environment.

. . . as a business leader he was insightful of the markets we operated in – Geographically & Industry wise . . .

He also understands Japanese and Asian culture and tradition. He is a good leader for colleagues and customers.

Jeff is a leader with global perspective. He knows Asian culture and people well by living and traveling in this region. Asian customers like Jeff as a business partner. People work for him in Asia feel the understanding and respect from him.

He is constantly focused on sustainable, profitable growth, constantly looking for future growth markets in a global market.

They acknowledge his inclusive leadership commitment to helping those around him develop:

I’ll be forever grateful to Jeff for the opportunities that have been made available to me and my company through his efforts.

He loves to learn, and never fails to support his people in developing their skills.

Jeff is direct and honest in his relationships with others, always seeking to stretch your peformance while simultaneously providing strong encouragement

Jeff creates an engaging, open, inclusive and extremely fun environment to work in.

Jeff’s tremendous energy and creativity was unique in helping shape the business while creating a fun environment.

He is great with people- employees, colleagues, customers. He has wonderful personal chemistry and is a joy to work with.

He is also great at developing people. He is willing to share his experience and his business toolkit with his subordinates. Whenever I meet a challenge in my work, I can simply walk into his office asking for help. He listens and provides constructive feedbacks. I am grateful for what Jeff has done in developing me in my career.

. . . his ability to cross the aisle and work from our CEO level all the way across to least operator on the floor with his witty, down-to-earth approach was quite effective and impressive.

(All of these recommendations are available in their entirety with attribution on Jeff’s LinkedIn Profile)